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SHERDOG ARTICLES SEPTEMBER 2018
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5 Lessons Learned from Bellator 206, Rizin 13 Bellator 206 and Rizin 13 gave fight fans a back-to-back blockbuster. So, what did we learn?
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Bellator 206 Bellator MMA on Saturday brought a champion-versus-champion superfight to the SAP Center in San Jose, California. With Bellator 206 came some...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Aaron Pico The Team Bodyshop prospect will square off with Leandro Higo as part of the Bellator 206 main card on Saturday in San Jose, California.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Andrey Koreshkov Andrey Koreshkov took the Bellator MMA welterweight strap from Douglas Lima at Bellator 140, but the Brazilian reclaimed it more than a year later at Bellator 164. That’s why it’s only fitting that the bitter rivals kick off...
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By The Numbers: Wanderlei Silva “The Axe Murderer” will confront Quinton Jackson for the fourth time when they meet in the Bellator 206 co-main event on Saturday in San...
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Fools Rush In Georges St. Pierre says he’s feeling better and wants to fight again but is willing to wait for the right matchup. Luckily, Sherdog’s Ben...
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Parlaying and Praying: Bellator 206 Saturday marks the start of a brave new era for Bellator MMA and the company is betting big on Bellator 206. However, as gamblers, should we be...
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Ask Ant: Sept. 27 The latest disturbing case of alleged sexual violence by a fighter, the method to Tony Ferguson's training madness and the allure of a dream...
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview Big-time boxing's first foray into Saudi Arabia, Jorge Linares' attempt to bounce back after the heartbreaking Lomachenko loss and Brandon...
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Some week there will be nothing but positive, feel-good stories from the boxing world to write about. This is not that week. Nonetheless,...
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Gegard Mousasi: Five Defining Moments Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) is the reigning Bellator MMA middleweight champion. On Saturday at Bellator 206, the Dutch national will put his belt on the line against...
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The Film Room: Gegard Mousasi Gegard Mousasi will step inside the Bellator MMA cage for the third time Saturday when he defends his middleweight championship against welterweight king Rory MacDonald at...
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The Film Room: Rory MacDonald Rory MacDonald has the chance to become the first and only simultaneous two-division Bellator MMA champion when he takes on middleweight king Gegard Mousasi Saturday at...
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By the Numbers: Gegard Mousasi Gegard Mousasi needed only one round to defeat Rafael Carvalho to claim the Bellator MMA middleweight title.
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By the Numbers: Quinton Jackson Quinton Jackson will have a chance to even things up with rival Wanderlei Silva at Bellator 206, which takes place Saturday at SAP Center in San...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Rory MacDonald The Tristar Gym star will collide with Gegard Mousasi in a champion-versus-champion superfight at Bellator 206 on Saturday in San Jose, California.
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The Bull and the Matador As he heads into Bellator 206 on Saturday in San Jose, California, Aaron Pico has begun to maximize his blue-chip potential.
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Prime Picks: Bellator 206 Here are some notable odds to look out for in the Bellator 206 edition of Adam Martin’s Prime Picks.
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Thick as Thieves: Diaz and Poirier’s UFC 230 Power Play Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier have gone over the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s head to proclaim that they’re fighting for the inaugural...
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‘TUF 28’ Recap: Episode 5 Season 28’s Episode 5 of “The Ultimate Fighter” begins with Marciea Allen lamenting her loss from last week and recovering from injury.
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By the Numbers: Rory MacDonald After snatching the Bellator MMA welterweight title from Douglas Lima in January, Rory MacDonald has his eyes set on the 185-pound strap recently won by...
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Finding Perspective in Persecution Amir Albazi’s family fled war-torn Iraq when he was a child. Hardship has greeted him every step of the way, as he has become one of MMA’s...
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Hollowed Out The long-awaited return of Conor McGregor is sandwiched between meaningless fight night cards and low-selling pay-per-views. It has Jacob Debets...
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The Insane Prop Bets of UFC Fight Night 137 Oddsmakers did not foresee Thiago Santos managing to stop Eryk Anders in the middle rounds of their main event on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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The Bottom Line: Superstar Justice The Jon Jones ruling proves the United States Anti-Doping Agency has a different set of rules when it comes to the UFC’s most accomplished...
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When Getting Better Means Getting Meaner Having sought to further his development at the American Kickboxing Academy, Adam Piccolotti will square off with James Terry at Bellator 206 on...
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Geek for Technique: Best Moves from UFC Fight Night 137 UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, wasn’t the best card on paper and will inevitably get some of the lowest rating ever, but that...
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UFC Fight Night 137 Post-Mortem: Defending His Turf Thiago Santos buried Eryk Anders with a volley of elbows to the side of the head late in the third round of their main event on Saturday in Brazil.
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Beating the Books: UFC Fight Night 137 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Andre Ewell and Mayra Bueno Silva thumbed their noses at the oddsmakers on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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High Fives: Two New Champions, a Flying Knee and So Much More One Championship and the Legacy Fighting Alliance supplemented what the UFC and Bellator MMA were offering during the weekend of Sept. 21-23.
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 137 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday made its pilgrimage to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the sixth consecutive year.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Weekend in Boxing Anthony Joshua stopped Alexander Povetkin for the first time in the Russian's career, setting up a potential blockbuster with the winner of...
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Fight Facts: Bellator 205 Bellator MMA on Friday returned to Idaho, bringing with it a plethora of fun matchups and featuring the most rear-naked chokes ever at a...
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5 Lessons Learned From UFC Fight Night 137 So UFC Fight Night 137 took place on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Maybe I won’t go so far as to call it “a happening,” like Gorilla...
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Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 137 Thiago Santos can spend the next few days icing his elbows and rewarding them for their heavy lifting.
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Professional Fighters League Technique Breakdown: Chris Wade’s Flying Kick In anticipation of the Professional Fighters League playoffs beginning on Oct. 5 in New Orleans, PFL analysts Bas Rutten and Yves Edwards take...
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Fight Facts: LFA 50 The Legacy Fighting Alliance’s latest stop in Prior Lake, Minnesota, brought with it a series of great matchups and high-flying finishes.
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Pictures: UFC Fight Night 137 Quick images from Saturday's UFC card in Sao Paulo.
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Matches to Make After Bellator 205 A.J. McKee appears to have completed his transformation from blue-chip prospect to legitimate title contender in Bellator MMA’s featherweight...
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Pictures: Bellator 205 Bellator 205 hosted several explosive finishes and memorable moments.
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The Film Room: Thiago Santos Thiago Santos headlines his first Ultimate Fighting Championship event this Saturday in Sao Paulo when he takes on Eryk Anders, who accepted...
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The Film Room: Eryk Anders Eryk Anders steps up on just six days’ notice to face his toughest opponent to date, Thiago Santos, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 137....
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By The Numbers: Charles Oliveira The Brazilian submission savant will face Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night 137 on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Professional Fighters League Technique Breakdown: Kelvin Tiller’s Killer KO In anticipation of the Professional Fighters League playoffs beginning on Oct. 5 in New Orleans, PFL analysts Bas Rutten and Yves Edwards take...
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It’s Your Sport; Take It The news of Jon Jones’ radically reduced suspension for PEDs and impending eligibility to compete kicked up a storm of conflicting reactions...
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Ask Ant: Jon Jones Edition Whether it's the questionable usefulness of USADA or the history of Krav Maga in MMA, Sherdog's Anthony Walker has the answers to all of your questions, plus...
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Professional Fighters League Technique Breakdown: The Sleeping Pill In anticipation of the Professional Fighters League playoffs beginning on Oct. 5 in New Orleans, PFL analysts Bas Rutten and Yves Edwards take...
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Parlaying and Praying: UFC Fight Night 137 To say UFC Fight Night 137 has undergone some changes and switches would be an understatement. It doesn’t mean we can’t make some money off...
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Debets: Counter-Punch! An occasional series where Jacob Debets can't decide what to write on, so he offers comments on a whole range of MMA headlines.
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The Film Room: ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira Alex Oliveira makes his return to the Octagon and his home country this Saturday when he takes on a young prospect and short-notice replacement, Carlo Pedersoli Jr., in the co-main event of...
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview Anthony Joshua is fighting this weekend, and you can watch it for free. Sherdog's James Kinneen gives you the rundown on Joshua vs. Alexander...
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Cocaine, steroids, a big-name fighter caught on film taunting a homeless person... the shenanigans stay the same, only the sport changes. Oh,...
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Five Things You Might Not Know About Thiago Santos In the Brazilian’s fourth contest of the year, “Maretta” will upsize to light heavyweight to take on Eryk Anders in the main event at UFC...
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By the Numbers: Thiago Santos Thiago Santos is one of the biggest knockout threats at middleweight today. He knows that competition gets tougher as he inches closer to the top 10, and this weekend, he will face a late replacement in...
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By the Numbers: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been missing in action for nearly two years. His last Octagon appearance didn’t turn out well as he was brutalized by top-ranked Ryan Bader. Now cleared to fight again, he will go up against Sam Alvey...
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By the Numbers: Hector Lombard At UFC Fight Night 137, Hector Lombard will have a chance to bring back the lost fire as he faces Thales Leites.
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Fighting for Russia At Bellator 206 on Sept. 29, former Bellator MMA welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov will seek revenge against a familiar foe in Douglas...
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Carlo Pedersoli Jr. Fighting for Italian Dreams Carlo Pedersoli Jr. for sure knows how to stand out from anonymity in a short amount of time.
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Roger Huerta: Risk, Reward and Second Chances Years from now, when history judges his storied career, let nobody ever say that Roger Huerta lacked audacity or didn’t dare to be great.
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 137 ‘Santos vs. Anders’ Thiago Santos will face short-notice replacement Eryk Anders in the makeshift main event on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 137 Here are some notable odds to look out for in the UFC Fight Night 137 edition of Adam Martin’s Prime Picks.
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The Film Room: Carlo Pedersoli Jr. Carlo Pedersoli Jr. steps up on short notice for the biggest fight of his career Saturday against Alex Oliveira as the co-main event of UFC Fight...
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By the Numbers: Alex Oliveira On a mission to get back inside the Top 10, Alex Oliveira will fight tooth and nail to get past young prospect Carlo Pedersoli Jr. as they co-headline...
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Professional Fighters League Technique Breakdown: Power Grip RNC In anticipation of the Professional Fighters League playoffs beginning on Oct. 5 in New Orleans, PFL analysts Bas Rutten and Yves Edwards take...
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Preview: One Championship 'Conquest of Heroes' One Championship's upcoming event features a strawweight title fight, some likely muay Thai fireworks and one of the top featherweights fighting outside North America,...
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‘TUF 28’ Recap: Episode 4 Julija Stoliarenko and Marciea Allen compete in Episode 4 of “TUF 28.”
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The Expert Edge: UFC 229 (SPONSORED CONTENT) -- The upcoming UFC 229 has reached nothing short of legendary status, featuring the return of Conor McGregor, one of the...
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Curtis Blaydes’ One-Track Mind The 27-year-old has his sights set on a heavyweight title shot but he first must lock horns with Francis Ngannou -- the only man to defeat him -- for a second time at...
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Professional Fighters League Technique Breakdown: The Bicycle Flying Knee In anticipation of the Professional Fighters League playoffs beginning on Oct. 5 in New Orleans, PFL analysts Bas Rutten and Yves Edwards take...
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The MMA Hall of F@#$%&g Awesome: Norifumi ‘Kid’ Yamamoto It is with a heavy heart that Ben Duffy marks this Hall’s first posthumous inductee.
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When Fire and Ice Meet ‘The Golden Boy’ Even if does seem destined to fail spectacularly, it feels fitting that the referendum on the viability of a new model in MMA would involve Chuck Liddell and...
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Bellator MMA's Steve Mowry: Ready for the Next Level Bellator MMA has earned a reputation for scooping up talented fighters in the infancy of their careers, and molding them into promotional stars of the future. In June, the organization added once again to its crop of burgeoning talent with 6-foot-8 heavyweight...
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The Insane Prop Bets of UFC Fight Night 136 Oddsmakers did not foresee Jan Blachowicz’s submission of Nikita Krylov in the UFC Fight Night 136 co-main event on Saturday in Moscow.
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The Bottom Line: Rolling the Dice on the DAZN Rollout The success or failure of the venture will not only shape the fortunes of the organizations involved but will influence the future distribution...
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A.J. McKee: ‘I’m Better Than Everyone in This Division and Everyone in The Sport’ On Sept. 21 at Bellator 205, A.J. McKee is aiming to make another statement inside the cage. Not only will he be looking to stay unbeaten when he faces...
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Adam Borics’ American Dream Bellator 205 will mark Hungarian featherweight Adam Borics’ third foray into the Bellator MMA cage. It will be a monumental moment for the...
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UFC Fight Night 136 Post-Mortem: Death By Constriction Mark Hunt bit off a little more than he could chew against Alexey Oleynik, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday visited Russia for...
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High Fives: Flying Knees, Karate Poses and Rear-Naked Chokes The Legacy Fighting Alliance and Deep Jewels organizations anchored the regional mixed martial arts scene during the weekend of Sept. 14-16.
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Beating the Books: UFC Fight Night 136 Favorites ruled the day as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday visited Moscow for the first time. Nevertheless, two underdogs managed...
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 136 A heavyweight showdown between Mark Hunt and Alexey Oleynik headlined the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first visit to Russia on Saturday...
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Geek for Technique: Best Moves from UFC Moscow The Ultimate Fighting Championship was in Russia for the first time this weekend for UFC Fight Night 136 and the country’s first event...
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Everything You Need To Know About The Weekend in Boxing Sherdog's James Kinneen has all the high points of the weekend that was in the Sweet Science, including the fallout of Canelo-GGG 2.
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5 Lessons Learned from UFC Fight Night 136 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s debut in Russia is now in the books, so it’s time for us to figure out what lessons there are to be learned. If nothing else, our education process will be less...
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Fight Facts: LFA 49 The Legacy Fighting Alliance planted its flag in New Jersey on Friday and brought with it a rare main event featuring two undefeated fighters.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of UFC Fight Night 136 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday brought a key heavyweight battle to Moscow. With it came some good, some bad and some ugly.
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Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 136 Toughness and technique buoyed Alexey Oleynik once more.
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By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night 136 If Alexey Oleynik was going to make the home folks happy, it couldn’t have ended any other way.
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Ask Ant: Questions from the Twitterverse and Sherdog Forums The Dana White-Tyron Woodley feud, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s weight history and Jose Aldo’s theoretical move to 155 pounds were on the minds of...
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Pictures: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 Press Conference Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz stood face-to-face at the David Copperfield Theater at MGM Grand Friday to announce their clash on Saturday, Nov....
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Opinion: Three Things That Rule Jessica Andrade, Tyron Woodley and Alexey Oleynik all have Ben Duffy’s blood pumping -- in a good way -- for various reasons.
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Pictures: UFC Moscow Images from Saturday's UFC Moscow card, headlined by Mark Hunt vs. Alexey Oleynik.
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Pros Pick: 'Canelo' vs. 'GGG' 2 On Saturday night, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, one of the most anticipated boxing rematches of the last decade will commence. WBA...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Nikita Krylov The Ukrainian will return to the Octagon for the first time since December 2016 when he confronts Jan Blachowicz in the UFC Fight Night 136...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Mark Hunt “The Super Samoan” will battle Alexey Oleynik in the UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday in Moscow, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship pays a...
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview What a weekend this promises to be for fans of the pugilistic arts. Besides the most-anticipated fight of the year in "Canelo vs. GGG 2," that...
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Among the usual shenanigans that characterize a week in boxing news -- Oscar De la Hoya for president, anyone? -- the death knell sounded for...
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 136 This weekend, the Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its long-awaited debut in Russia with UFC Fight Night 136, taking place this Saturday at...
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The Film Room: Petr Yan Former Absolute Championship Berkut champion Petr Yan steps inside the Octagon for the second time this Saturday when he takes on Ultimate Fighting Championship newcomer...
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By the Numbers: Nikita Krylov Nikita Krylov has yet to experience going the distance in his 29-fight career.
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The Film Room: Nikita Krylov After two years away, Nikita Krylov finally makes his return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship this Saturday when he takes on Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Alexey Oleynik The Russian submission specialist has a date with Mark Hunt in the UFC Fight Night 136 main event on Saturday in Moscow.
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Parlaying and Praying: UFC Fight Night 136 We are coming off the best event of the year so far in UFC 228, a fantastic card that had a wealth of enticing betting lines. UFC Fight Night...
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Making His Own Luck Michael Chiesa’s Ultimate Fighting Championship career has been riddled with misfortune. By bringing a lawsuit against Conor McGregor for his...
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By the Numbers: Mark Hunt Mark Hunt’s punching power has brought him to the highest levels of combat sports.
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The Film Room: Alexey Oleynik Alexey Oleynik has the biggest fight of his 22-year career this Saturday when he takes on heavyweight legend Mark Hunt in the main event of UFC...
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5 Reasons Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez Will Defeat Gennady Golovkin on Saturday Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin run it back this weekend, looking to rewrite the controversial finish of one of 2017's most highly-anticipated...
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5 Reasons Gennady Golovkin Will Defeat Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on Saturday Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez run it back this weekend, looking to rewrite the controversial finish of one of 2017's most highly-anticipated...
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‘TUF 28’ Recap: Episode 3 No. 1 overall pick Anderson “Braddock” Silva takes on last seed Justin Frazier in Episode 3 of “TUF 28.”
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The Film Room: Mark Hunt Mark Hunt is without a doubt one of the greatest heavyweight combat sports athletes of all time and at 44 years-old he continues to fight the...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 136 ‘Hunt vs. Oleynik’ For something that's been anticipated for years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's debut in Russia does seem somewhat underwhelming. There's...
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A Symphony of Errors The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s decision to strip its inaugural flyweight champion of her belt is the latest in a long line of...
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The Insane Prop Bets of UFC 228 Few expected Jessica Andrade to knock out Karolina Kowalkiewicz on Saturday in Dallas, but the Brazilian was nevertheless responsible for one of...
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By The Numbers: Alexey Oleynik “The Boa Constrictor” will toe the line against Mark Hunt in the UFC Fight Night 136 headliner this Saturday in Moscow.
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Fight Facts: UFC 228 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday reached the 450-event mark and brought an electrifying show to Dallas.
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Beating the Books: UFC 228 Four underdogs sprang upsets at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday, including “The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner Diego Sanchez.
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UFC 228 Post-Mortem: Head of the Class Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley cemented his place as one of the most dominant titleholders in the sport on Saturday in Dallas.
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Mark Hunt: 5 Defining Moments “The Super Samoan,” now 44, will do battle with Alexey Oleynik in the UFC Fight Night 136 headliner on Saturday in Moscow.
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The Bottom Line: A Great Champion’s Emphatic Statement Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 proved he belongs in the conversation as an all-time great welterweight with fighters like Georges St. Pierre and Matt...
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High Fives: A Conquering Panda, an Ill-Advised Suplexes and Finishes Aplenty Strawweight champion Jingnan Xiong continued to build her star under the One Championship banner, this time in her native China.
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Geek for Technique: Best Moves at UFC 228 (Prelims) Tatiana Suarez, Geoff Neal and Aljamain Sterling were among the undercard standouts who shined brightest on Saturday in Dallas.
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Fight Facts: LFA 48 The Legacy Fighting Alliance on Friday staged an event that featured a record-setting guillotine and a clash between two veterans with almost 60...
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The Conundrum of Patience The UFC 228 main event on Saturday in Dallas demonstrated how forbearance can simultaneously be a virtue and a vice, writes Eric Stinton.
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Everything You Need To Know About The Weekend in Boxing Porter vs. Garcia, Amir Khan being more Amir Khan than ever and the son of a living legend moves to 11-0. Sherdog's James Kinneen has all the...
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5 Lessons Learned from UFC 228 There’s always something to be learned from a major mixed martial arts card, even if it may seem dull or uninspired. When you get the “Event of the Year” (so far) like...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of UFC 228 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday brought a welterweight title bout to the American Airlines Center in Dallas. With it came some...
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Matches to Make After UFC 228 Tyron Woodley spent the better part of nine minutes zipping the lips of his critics.
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By the Numbers: UFC 228 Can we get some appreciation for Tyron Woodley?
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UFC 228 Slideshow Quick images from Saturday's UFC 228 card in Dallas.
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By The Numbers: Zabit Magomedsharipov The Russian featherweight will carry an 11-fight winning streak into his UFC 228 affair with Brandon Davis on Saturday in Dallas.
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By The Numbers: Karolina Kowalkiewicz The strawweight mainstay will face Jessica Andrade in a critical UFC 228 battle at 115 pounds on Saturday in Dallas.
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Worth the Weight Well, would you look at that? After all of the to-do leading up to UFC 228, with the Ultimate Fighting Championship going to the rare measure of...
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Sherdog Boxing Giveaway: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin & Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Signed Glove! Enter for the opportunity to win a glove signed by Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, courtesy of our friends at HBO Boxing. Canelo vs. GGG 2...
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The UFC Welterweight Title: A Lineal History Infographic If the 170-pound division isn’t the best weight class in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it must be a close second behind...
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Opinion: Bullpen Bullsh*t "Card Subject To Change." They're the words every fan dreads, and they have hung over the sport in recent years like never before. Sherdog's Anthony Walker has some thoughts about the plague of last-minute bout changes and...
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Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Boxing is a sport with no shortage of silly or ridiculous moments, and this week had more than its share. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is no stranger to...
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Free Agency Has Never Been So 'Super' Sage Northcutt’s flirtation with free agency would have been blasphemous just a few short years ago. What’s changed?
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Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview Boxing's welterweight division has an embarrassment of riches, and quite a lot of it is on display this weekend. As well, there's the story of a...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight title holder. Woodley’s next outing, his fourth title defence, will be against Darren Till in the...
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The Film Room: Zabit Magomedsharipov An emerging threat at 145 pounds, the 27-year-old Russian will carry an 11-fight winning streak into his UFC 228 battle with Brandon Davis on...
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The Film Room: Darren Till Darren Till has had quite the meteoric rise to stardom in his brief time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and now at just 25 years-old, he has the chance to become one of the youngest champions in promotional history when he takes on...
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By the Numbers: Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Shevchenko feels at home at 125. After a successful flyweight debut where she completely shut down previously undefeated Priscila Cachoeira, “The Bullet” booked a showdown with current...
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Preview: One Championship 'Beyond The Horizon' After a brief hiatus, One Championship returns this week with ONE: Beyond the Horizon, which will take place at the Baoshan Arena in Shanghai, China.
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The Film Room: Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley is set to defend his title for the fourth time this Saturday in the main event of UFC 228 when he takes on surging contender Darren...
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Parlaying and Praying: UFC 228 ‘Woodley vs. Till’ This Saturday night in Dallas, UFC 228 touches down at the American Airlines Center, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s second 14-fight card...
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By the Numbers: Jessica Andrade No. 2-ranked Jessica Andrade could have insisted on a title shot for her next fight. Instead, she accepted a dangerous matchup with Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and their possible title eliminator is happening this weekend...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Darren Till Darren Till’s (17-0-1) next fight will see him vie for the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title against reigning belt holder Tyron Woodley, in the...
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The Bottom Line: The Missing Element Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz have two months to tell the story of why they are fighting for a third time, but it will not be the easiest of...
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The UFC Women’s Flyweight Title: A Lineal History Infographic Well, here it is: the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight division so far. Why bother? In the interest of...
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By the Numbers: Darren Till The undefeated welterweight will get a crack at promotional gold when he faces Tyron Woodley for the 170-pound title at UFC 228 on Saturday in Dallas.
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The Film Room: Valentina Shevchenko “Bullet” on Saturday will challenge Nicco Montano for the undisputed women’s flyweight championship in the UFC 228 co-main event.
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Roy Nelson Discusses Sergei Kharitonov, Wants An Eventual Rubber Match With Mitrione Roy Nelson has some serious history with fellow Bellator MMA heavyweight Matt Mitrione. They have fought two times, with “Big Country” finishing “Meathead” with first-round strikes in 2012 under the...
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Preview: UFC 228 ‘Woodley vs. Till’ Two title bouts trumpet the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Dallas on Saturday, as welterweight Tyron Woodley and women’s flyweight...
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‘TUF 28’ Recap: Episode 2 Pannie Kianzad and Katharina Lehner collide on Episode 2 of “TUF 28.”
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Family Feud The feud between Donald Cerrone and Jackson-Wink MMA is more than just a clash of egos. It’s a powerful illustration of the fraught conditions...
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The Film Room: Brandon Davis The Alan Belcher protégé has his work cut out for him as a short-notice replacement in a UFC 228 showdown with Zabit Magomedsharipov on...
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Prime Picks: UFC 228 ‘Woodley vs. Till’ A really deep UFC 228 card takes place this Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and the presence of 14 fights means plenty of...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Niko Price The once-beaten welterweight will lock horns with Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC 228 on Saturday in Dallas, where he can improve upon his 12-1 record.
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By The Numbers: Diego Sanchez “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 1 winner will take aim at Craig White in a preliminary welterweight clash at UFC 228 on Saturday in Texas.
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Size Matters By rewarding fighters like Darren Till, the Ultimate Fighting Championship risks establishing preconceptions that missing weight is no longer...
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By The Numbers: Tyron Woodley The welterweight champion will risk his title against the unbeaten Darren Till in the UFC 228 headliner this Saturday in Dallas.
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High Fives: From Vikings to Pearls and Everything in Between Soren Bak moved to a place of prominence by capturing the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship lightweight title on Saturday in Liverpool, England.
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This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Khabib Nurmagomedov Turns 30 All 26 men who have tried to crack the Khabib Nurmagomedov code have failed to do so, and he now finds himself atop the Ultimate Fighting...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Weekend in Boxing Sherdog.com boxing contributor James Kinneen tackles the weekend in the Sweet Science.
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Fight Facts: Invicta FC 31 Invicta Fighting Championships on Saturday featured an undefeated powerhouse who appears dead set on defending her title in perpetuity.
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Three Takeaways from Invicta 31 Virna Jandiroba stole the show with another sublime performance on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. Sherdog contributor Anthony Walker weighs...
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Slideshow: Invicta FC 31 Quick images from Saturday's Invicta FC 31 card:
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High Stakes on Multiple Fronts Each of the three women’s bouts taking place at UFC 228 is compelling in terms of narrative, style and divisional relevance, writes Eric Stinton.
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By The Numbers: John Dodson “The Magician” will square off with Jimmie Rivera in a bantamweight showcase at UFC 228 on Saturday in Dallas.
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Opinion: ‘The Chosen One’ Is Right to Be the Choosey One We’re a week out from UFC 228 and wouldn’t you know it, some folks are already displeased with welterweight ruler Tyron Woodley for taking a...
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Matches to Make After Invicta 31 Virna Jandiroba has a stranglehold on the Invicta Fighting Championships bantamweight throne -- quite literally.
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Din Thomas, Tyron Woodley and Mixing the Martial Arts Trainer and student have made their final preparations for a forthcoming welterweight title defense against Darren Till on Saturday in Dallas.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Alex White The Team Destruction export will lock horns with Jim Miller in a preliminary lightweight affair at UFC 228 on Saturday in Dallas.
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Opinion: Three Things That Suck Sherdog contributing editor Ben Duffy wades through an ocean of suck this week to find the suckiest moments in the combat sports world.
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Fight Facts: PFL 7 2018 Regular Season In its final event of the opening round of the 2018 tournament, the Professional Fighters League brought a card set on wrapping things up and delivered in spectacular fashion. The event featured the new fastest knockout...
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Mario Bautista Having already made waves in the Legacy Fighting Alliance, the undefeated MMA Lab product will take his talents to Combate Americas in September.
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By The Numbers: Jim Miller The dependable New Jersey-based lightweight will take on Alex White at UFC 228 on Saturday in Dallas, where he looks to put an end to a...


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